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Showing posts with label Makeover. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Makeover. Show all posts

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Susan's Just as Lazy, Only Prettier

Remember my lazy susan from a recent thrifting trip?
Well, when I found it I knew it would have to be cleaned and/or revamped but I really thought I could take the easy way out and just get away with giving it a good scrub.

That was a nice dream.

It turns out (get it?) that the stains are permanent. Well, poor lazy me. Time to sort through my fabric stash and get out the Mod Podge.


First things first, it had to be taken apart.  You can really see the stains in this photo.


Next, I made a template and traced it onto my fabric.


Good old Mod Podge. I was a little heavy handed with it. It's been years since I've used it and forgot that a little goes a long way.



After adding the material and a few top coats of mod podge, so it can be wiped clean after use.
Doesn't little Suzie look fabulous?



I love it! It's so me :)


Isn't that fabric adorable?
I love turtles......



My pretty coasters have a nice place to hang out until they're needed. 
And the lazy susan is perfect for tea time snacks.


What's your favorite frugal makeover? 

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Monday, April 19, 2010

Makeover Monday

Start out with a functional, but slightly dysfunctional piece of furniture that you love. In this case, a very useful key/coat hanger that is missing two mirrors. I bought it that way at a thrift shop 3 years ago and never made up my mind what to fill in the spaces with. Enter the gorgeous tropical scraps my wonderful mom sent me.

Et Voila!

Shine it up, hang and enjoy :). I really like how it turned out. I can't believe I waited so long to do anything with it.
Dinner tonight is pan fried pork and onions with brown gravy, rice and green beans.
And for dessert........... cheesecake and whipped cream. I just remembered we had some strawberries left! Mmmmm.....
The mixer left a weird pattern in the whipped cream. I even took it to Hubby so he could see the whipped cream goggles :)

I got a few more boxes unpacked and got many sweet snuggles from Baby Boy. It's shaping up to be a great week.

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